The Test: by Luke VanTasel

One hot spring day fourteen year old Kyle got up out of bed to hear birds chirping and feel a cool breeze blowing through the window.  He yawned and looked at the time it was 10:30 ¨It’s ten thirty¨ said Kyle.  It’s my birthday.   “I’m supposed to meet my friends on the bike trail at 10:45 I have fifteen minutes to get ready.”  Kyle speedily get ready and quickly ate breakfast.  ¨ Dad can you  take me to the Connecticut bike trail¨ says Kyle. ¨I sure can¨.  ¨ When do you have to be there with your friends¨said Dad.

¨Ten minutes¨said Kyle.

¨Sure what kind of biking are you doing.¨said Dad.¨Mountain biking, let’s turn your cyclocross bike into a mountain bike¨said Dad.

¨How¨ said Kyle ¨well all we have to do is put new handlebars on and put on mountain bike wheels.¨  Said Dad.  

¨Wow¨said Kyle.  

Five minutes later they arrived at the bike trail, ¨Ok have fun and be safe.¨ Said dad. ¨Thanks, love you¨.said Kyle, Kyle saw Danny riding toward him Danny was smiley kid that that had a lot of friends ¨Hey Kyle is that a cyclocross bike¨ Shouted Danny over the wind.  ¨Yeah my dad switched the handle bars and the tires¨Shouted Kyle.  ¨ you still got the old ones with you said Danny.  ¨Yeah why do you ask¨ Said Kyle. “because we’re going cyclocross biking afterwards. come on”. Said Danny.”OK” said Kyle.

He flipped over his handle bars and because he was going so fast his bike wheel also blew up he held onto the handlebars so tight they came off his bike ahhhhhhhhhh said Kyle he put his hands out in  front of him  and once he hit the ground he drifted into unconsciousness.

He woke up on his living room sofa, his head hurt, his father was standing over him, his friends were right next to him.  ¨ Dude, you took a bad fall¨said Shawn.

¨What were you doing,¨ Said Danny, Kyle couldn’t answer because he drifted back into unconsciousness.

The next morning when kyle woke up his dad said ¨ you have to practice martial arts ¨  ¨my head hurts¨ replied Kyle ¨well will you change your mind if I got you stainless

wood katanas definitely said kyle ok just remember your karate test is coming up in 4 days¨ said dad¨ I completely  forgot¨ said Kyle ¨Well let’s go ¨ replied dad

Five minutes later they arrived at the   karate store Kyle found twin wood katana carved with dragons the dragons were painted gold and the wood was black it felt smooth to Kyle. ¨I’ll take these ¨said Kyle.

Kyle got home around 3:30 he went down into the basement he started practicing he was  absolutely ready for his test  he kept practicing and naturally got better with his katanas.  Two days before the test he registered in a tournament in tokyo for katanas.

The next day Kyle got up and started practicing karate at 10:00 the test would be held Kyle couldn’t  wait for his black belt test his dad made him a special breakfast  but told him bad news ¨Your mom can´t make it home in time¨said Dad.¨No¨said Kyle.

20 minutes later later they arrived at karate Kyle started warming up he started by doing thirty  jumping jacks then he finished by doing ten kicks and ten punches. Kyle was not very focused with his warm ups.       When Kyle was called for his test he felt sick but kyle was in for a big surprise sitting with his dad was his mom kyle felt immediately he felt better he was asked to recite the school motto and he started his kicks were so fast he nearly broke the mirror his sensei was so pleased  he wanted Kyle to train with him. he earned his black belt and said to sensei yes after his katana tournament in tokyo.

Soon he was on a plane for tokyo  his mom used to live there so his mom and dad went with him they got off the plane and walked to an inn they got a very classy room.  Kyle went to the gym and started practicing.

An hour later they went the dojo where the tournament was held Kyle was coming to be the person of tokyo  Kyle went to his first sparring match he went on

offense and quickly beat massachusetts and then new jersey he then beat carolina and finally was the last round japan  vs. tokyo Kyle went stab prairie faint  and finally slash block  bring the sword and knocked the other sword out of reach he finally won the tournament he got the trophy.

When he got to the inn he quickly fell asleep the next day when he woke up he went to the airport to go home when he got home he had a karate class and at the end he gave his trophy to sensei to look at ¨wow¨said sensei.

¨Yes I agree to your offer to train me,¨   said Kyle, and Kyle accepted the award sensei gave him Kyle bowed to sensei and said thank you.

 The End